Brown Spider Monkey vs Dusky-brown Wave

Ateles hybridus compared with Scopula tessellaria

Key Differences

• Brown Spider Monkey is Critically Endangered while Dusky-brown Wave is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Spider Monkey	Dusky-brown Wave
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Atelidae	Geometridae
Genus	Ateles	Scopula
Species	Ateles hybridus	Scopula tessellaria

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Spider Monkey and Dusky-brown Wave share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Spider Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Dusky-brown Wave

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Spider Monkey	Dusky-brown Wave
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Spider Monkey

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Dusky-brown Wave

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium.

Brown Spider Monkey

The Brown Spider Monkey (Ateles hybridus) is a species in the genus Ateles. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the